So. I have a 2005 ZX3. One of the first mods I did was SVT springs. Well, I finally killed the stock dampers. So I am trying to find a good replacement. I was dragging my feet on replacing these hoping that Bilstein would release an actual real Sport or HD replacement. So far, nothing.

So I need some opinions. So please don't tell me to get coil overs or lowering springs as I do rallycross this car from time to time (when not rally the Rabbit) and would rather stay in the class I am in.

So from what I can tell::
KYB GR2 is a descent mild upgrade from stock

What about these:
Spax V series
Sachs Super Gas
Eibach Pro

I am basically looking for something that will hold up a bit better and be a good bit stiffer. I'd really rather stay away from the lower priced single adjustable dampers like Koni and Spax make because I am notorious for killing those easily.

Well, 3 days and no answers. But no big deal. Seems that a lot of the milder spring upgrades are leading to Spax dampers being installed. So apparently they are a good bang for the buck. The only problem is, in 10 years of being a VW mechanic and building 2 VW rally cars, I never once came across the brand name Spax. So, I am a bit hesitant.

I did some searching around, and I can't find anyone using the Eiback pro dampers with stock springs. So maybe that is out, or maybe I am doing something out of the norm trying to stiffen the car up without upgrading springs.

After doing some research. Seems that of everything available, Koni Adjustables are the way to go. Unfortunately, I have a bad taste in my mouth with Koni after I used them on my rally car.

So, I contacted Spax and got the information on the VSX (which BAT calls V-Sport) and they are 30% stiffer dampening than the British stock focus strut, which seems a good bit stiffer than the american spec stock strut used on the non-SVT/ST cars.

Sachs and Eibach dampensers just don't seem up to the challenge of real performance driving, so I am going to steer clear of them.

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